Federation Clash Challenge

Lech Max Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Otsoko Balmaceda got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Otsoko Balmaceda in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stipe Pletikosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's Stig-Åke Rosendahl got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stipe Pletikosa made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Otsoko Balmaceda sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute Lech Max were awarded a corner. Ralph Dolby went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Konstanty Zielinski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 25th minute Lech Max were awarded a corner. Ralph Dolby went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Ralph Dolby got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stipe Pletikosa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 28th minute, Otsoko Balmaceda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stipe Pletikosa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Gwidon Dubilas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Åke Rosendahl in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Lech Max's Otsoko Balmaceda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stipe Pletikosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stipe Pletikosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Otsoko Balmaceda went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Stipe Pletikosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Kolacki in the 42nd minute of the match. Konstanty Zielinski charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Konstanty Zielinski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Lech Max got a freekick which was hit by Konstanty Zielinski. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stig-Åke Rosendahl to make the kick off. Stipe Pletikosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otsoko Balmaceda in the 57th minute of play. Otsoko Balmaceda scored 3-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stipe Pletikosa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fortuna 86 Szczecin made a substitution. Wawrzyniec Hatman replaced Emil Gierasik. Otsoko Balmaceda struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Stipe Pletikosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lech Max. Fortuna 86 Szczecin made a substitution. Harun Mengüer replaced Gustaw Niewiadomski. A collision led to Fortuna 86 Szczecin getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Yin Sen Quan hit a great ball. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's Stipe Pletikosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otsoko Balmaceda in the 77th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Wawrzyniec Hatman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Lech Max's Ralph Dolby broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 87 minutes into the match, Otsoko Balmaceda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stipe Pletikosa. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Otsoko Balmaceda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. A collision led to Fortuna 86 Szczecin getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Jorne Van Mellart hit a great ball. Ralph Dolby missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 91 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Stipe Pletikosa right hand side. There was no doubt that Lech Max were the better team. Lech Max's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.